The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-27
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.
A Little Social Gossip.

The past week has been crowded with gather
ings OF social character. and Notwithstanding
me disagreeable weather, there have been but
Few regrets received By any of those who enter
tanned. The Assembly Wednesday was the
svent which had been looked forward to for sew
erai weeks, and the affair was NOT disappointing
In the slightest degree to those who attended.
The decorations. music aud appoin tments were
such that success assured and the ladies
with their beautiful toilets made the gathering
brilliant one. Those who had the arrange
ments in charge cannot help but feel satisfied
with the results of their labor. as it is well
known that 1t 10 difficult matter to get ANYTHING
new started 10 society in Indianapolis, and now
that the first Assembly" was ..go," their an
nual recurrence is probable. It Is the intention
to have something novel in the way of decora-
lions each time and general dancing all the
evening instead of part of the time being given
70 the german" as when the latter is danced It
snortens the hours or pleasure for those who do
not care to take part and as was the case on
Wednesday night the general dancing only
lasted about an hour and half.
IL seems now as il every housekeeper
crying against the hardship and trials of secur-
ing servant girls. and from the many who COM
plain the listener would be led to believe that
every woman in town who kept girl had one
who was perfectly awful, or none at all One
North-side woman has been struggling with new
help for the past month, and tried some half
dozen or more. On Monday last one
came, who said she could do any
thing in the line OF homework. So
she was hired. Whenever she had
dinner ready, she would announce the fact by
going to the foot OF the stairs and shouting out,
DINNERS ready The mistress demonstrated
and told her whistle MP instead OF calling,
meaning the speaking-tube. At noon the
next day she heard the most labored efforts of
the belle of the kitchen. who trying to
whistle, accomplishment which she had not
heretofore cultivated. The matter ad-
justed, and dinner bell provided for the
girl" who couldn't whistle.
Ladies are at last coming to the conclusion
that 10 Ia not entirely correct to wear a bonnet
to an evening reception party. The custom
has grown within the last few years. that
hardly any kind of evening entertainment
could be given that four ffths of those who at
tended have kept on their bonnets. 1t is more
correct for a bonnet to be worn after o'clock
than IL 10 for gentleman to appear in any but
a dress-coat- It is compliment to hostess to
appear without bonnet 1t is considered more
1'dressy." and many of the evening receptions
would appear much more brilliant il the ladies
would dispense with their head-gear. Any time
before the guest at liberty to do she
pleases. A best bonnet could be saved longer
and in better condition than it is now if not
worn upon such occasions, and TO those whose
one bonnet is the only one for season or two,
this would be quite an item, for each time 1t was
not worn would be once less it would be seen by
as having been worn so often before.